Is Bipartisanism Possible, Nancy Pelosi ?
The House and Senate are workplaces, too. The same dynamics occur among our elected employees. What we call "teamwork" in business is called "bipartisanism" in politics.
When people work together toward the same organizational goals and pracitce the same organizational values, teamwork occurs—and it's just called "work." But when an organization's values are plastered all over the corridor & cubicle walls with "Teamwork" on the list, that say's it's either the goal of a subgroup or a lie. As long as there are employees or politicians whose personal agenda is to use their position to obtain underserved advantages, neither teamwork nor bipartisanism can be achieved.
Compromising is not teamwork—compromise involves losing something. The method of teamwork is consensus. Consensus occurs when everyone agrees to support a decision because it accomplishes the goal both sides are supposed to be working toward: delivering quality and value to the customer.
But delivering quality and value to the constituents gets convoluted in politics. Who are the constituents? The general population of citizens? Or the select group of citizens who financially support campaigns that put politicians in compromising positions?
Before bipartisanism can occur, the values of elected politicians must no longer be for sale. Ethics must be the first priority.
When people work together toward the same organizational goals and pracitce the same organizational values, teamwork occurs—and it's just called "work." But when an organization's values are plastered all over the corridor & cubicle walls with "Teamwork" on the list, that say's it's either the goal of a subgroup or a lie. As long as there are employees or politicians whose personal agenda is to use their position to obtain underserved advantages, neither teamwork nor bipartisanism can be achieved.
Compromising is not teamwork—compromise involves losing something. The method of teamwork is consensus. Consensus occurs when everyone agrees to support a decision because it accomplishes the goal both sides are supposed to be working toward: delivering quality and value to the customer.
But delivering quality and value to the constituents gets convoluted in politics. Who are the constituents? The general population of citizens? Or the select group of citizens who financially support campaigns that put politicians in compromising positions?
Before bipartisanism can occur, the values of elected politicians must no longer be for sale. Ethics must be the first priority.
